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        -     Nilkanta Sharma of Madhya ry against many top teams by Exchange Management Act executives will now face adju- four of the six bridges that got Government has formed a      Pradesh Hockey Academy, who his excellent performance in (FEMA) was issued last month dication that will be conduct- washed away were constructed three-member committee to were part of the team. Chief the Olympic competition. to 10 persons, including ed by a special director-rank in the past 12 years at a whop- investigate a possible design ability. "Built just a few years villages have been affected. So Minister Chouhan made this Nilkanta Sharma also got Flipkart, its founders Sachin officer of the agency based in ping cost of Rs 33.55 crore. flaw in the six bridges that got back these bridges got washed far, five casualties have been announcement in a message selected from Madhya Pradesh Bansal and Binny Bansal, Chennai, they said. They further mentioned that washed away due to heavy rains away like cards? Crores were reported. Efforts are on to shift issued to the media from his Hockey Academy. among others, sources said. Proceedings under the there is no record of cost in the Gwalior Chambal divi- spent. There should be a high 200 people to a safe place in residence. Chouhan said that the The notice followed com- FEMA are civil in nature and incurred on the bridges built on sion in the past three days. The level enquiry and accountabil- Shivpuri. In Datia, 12 thousand The Chief Minister said Tokyo Olympics bronze medal- pletion of investigation and the final penalty, post adjudi- Datia's Sewda in 1982 and committee will also investigate ity should be fixed," former families of 36 villages have that this is not only a bronze ist Indian men's hockey team the charges include violation of cation, can be at least three Sheopur's Manpur in 1985. the quality of construction. Chief Minister Kamal Nath been affected. There are 8 relief medal but it is the reawakening would also be honoured and the foreign direct investment times the amount contravened The Ratangarh Basai Besides, Madhya Pradesh said in a tweet. In Sheopur, camps operating in the district. of Indian hockey. The Indian welcomed by the State (FDI) rules as also regulations under the law. bridge that got washed away Congress has demanded a high according to preliminary assess- A total of 1,165 people have hockey team has won this hon- Government. relating to multi-brand retail in Detailed reports on P9 was built in 2010 at a cost of Rs level enquiry to fix account- ment, about 19,000 people of 89 been shifted to safer places.    !"#$!$%        !     O        1      >!2", Dekha,. 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He was taught singing by coming grand event; today on their voices and opinion on the singers Neelima Sharma, Doordarshan All India Radio. his father Waheed Osmani . He the 5th August, 2021 a sympo- topic. The inclusive approach to Gwalior and Javed Usmani, Neelima took self singing also gave first stage perfor- sium was organised on the safeguard the Indignity was the Bhopal, gave spontaneous and lessons of Gwalior Gharana. mance at the age of 9. Apart topic 'Indignity and Towards A prime concern of the discus- tranquil performances. She has performed in All India from India, He has presented new Social Contract'. sion. N Shakmacha Singh, Nusrat Mehdi, Director of Music Conference - Dehradun, musical programs in other The symposium was joint- Museum Associate, IGRMS the Academy informed about Habitat Center - Delhi, Kullu countries, among them Dubai, ly organised by International one among the panellist the programme. The event International Festival, Taj Sharjah, Qatar, Abu Dhabi. He Centre for Inclusive Cultural explained the role of the muse- began with the wondrous per- Mahotsav, Lata Mangeshkar is an All India Approved Artist Leadership, Anant National um in reflecting Indignity in its formance by Neelima Sharma. Alankaran - Indore, Keshav and also known as a Music University; International functioning such as in reach Sharma performed ghazals Jayanti Celebrations, Barkha Composer. Institute for the Inclusive and outreach activities, collec- composed by Bahadur Shah Mahotsav etc. At the end of the Museum; UNESCO chair on tion, exhibition, etc. During the Zafar Baat Karni Mushkil The second performance programmeNusrat Mehdi, Inclusive Museum and Q & A session, various discus- Kabhi Mujhe Esi Toh Na Thi, was by Javed Usmani. 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Under the leadership India's aviation service during nder the 60th series of its originated as a Sabara deity and will take a sigh of relief only Development Minister Cooperation Minister Arvind Thursday. of soldiers like Nirmaljeet Singh World War II with the prefix Uonline exhibition by Indira was later brought to Puri under after normalcy is restored in the Narendra Singh Tomar are Singh Bhadauria from Bhind, The film is produced by the Sekhov the air force brought Royal. It is to be noted that every- Gandhi Rashtriya Manav royal patronage. They live in areas affected by excessive rain- continuously taking informa- Minister of State for Films Division of India and is down the enemies on foot. The day movies based on the bravery Sangrahalaya, today presented the hilly and mountainous fall and flood situation. The tion about the situation. All Horticulture and Food directed by GP Asthana. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air of the Indian army, air force, navy the “Traditional House type of region of Eastern India. They state government is with every possible cooperation is being Processing (Independent film portrays the valour dis- arm of the Indian armed forces. and police are being screened at Saora Tribe of Odisha” situat- are mainly divided into two flood affected in this hour of received from the Centre. Charge) from Morena Bharat played by our Air Force in Its complement of personnel Shaurya Smarak. The regular ed in the Tribal Habitat Open classes Hill Saoras or Lanjia crisis. In the villages, till the sit- Rapid help is being received in Singh Kushwaha and Sports lending support to our Jawans and aircraft assets ranks fourth film screening is being organised Air Exhibition of Manav Saoras and low land Saoras or uation of preparing food in the re-establishment of mobile and Youth Welfare Minister during the Indo Pak War in amongst the air forces of the as a tribute to their contributions Sangrahalaya has been pre- Sudha Saoras. homes is not created, effective networks and rail routes. Yashodhara Raje Scindia from 1971. world. and their sacrifices. sented online with its basic Their scattered housing arrangement of food supply The Chief Minister said Shivpuri virtually joined Video information and photographs pattern in hill slopes, installa- should be ensured. that arrangements should be Conference. Water Resources and videos. tion of village deities (Wooden Total50 kg wheat should be made for food, drinking water, Minister Tulsiram Silawat and About this exhibition, posts) at the entrance of the vil- provided to each affected fam- adequate medicines, testing Minister of State for Urban %-. . '    Praveen Kumar Mishra, lage, ingeniously prepared ily immediately. Top priority and treatment of sick persons Development and Housing Director, IGRMS said that – stone bounded terrace fields should be given to restoration in relief camps. It is necessary O.P.S. Bhadauria also partici-   >!2", who died after sustaining Market; TT Nagar police have The Saora’s are known as one with inbuilt water manage- of power system and re-estab- to ensure that the disease does pated in the conference. injuries when his scooter was started investigation. Police of the oldest tribes in Odisha. ment system, lineage organi- lishment of mobile networks. not spread in the relief It was informed in the 65-year-old man died hit by a scooter which a minor said that injured person was Bulk of their population lives in zation called Birinda, attractive Providing stay facilities to the camps. video conference that 3 teams Awhile one escaped with was riding. rushed to nearby hospital after Gajapati district and Gunupur wall paintings called “ Idital” families whose houses have Chouhan said that all the each of NDERF are engaged in injuries in a head-on collision Body was sent for the post their bicycle was hit by a speed- sub-division of Rayagda dis- and peculiar socio-religious collapsed is the top priority of collectors and administrative rescue and relief works in between two scooters at Danish mortem after the preliminary ing bike near Jain Mandir. trict. They are also found in all customs are the most signifi- the state government. staff should implement relief Shivpuri, Morena and Bhind Kunj; Kolar police started investigation. The police have The deceased was identi- the districts of the state. They cant aspects of their cultural Chief Minister Chouhan and rescue operations with respectively. 5 helicopters of the investigation on Wednesday. registered a case under section fied as Ramesh Chandra Gaud are known from various names life. Their language belongs to was discussing with the minis- full efficiency and tact. It is the Air Force are also operational. Police said that locals 304 A of the IPC and started of Karond. He sustained severe such as saora, saura, sabara, the Kol-Munda group of the ter in-charge of Gwalior- testing time. Home Minister Rescue operations are on from rushed two injured to nearby further investigation. Police head injuries which cause his savara, saur, sora etc. Austro-Asiatic linguistic fam- Chambal division, local min- Narottam Mishra, Chief the boats. In the rescue work hospital after their bike collid- have seized the vehicle and death. After the preliminary They find mention in the ily. Saoras are of medium ister, commissioners and col- Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains that started at 5.30 am today, ed hit on. One was declared based on the details action investigation body was sent for Sanskrit literature, the epics, the height, women being shorter lectors regarding relief from the and other officers were present 221 people were evacuated to death when checked by doctors against errant vehicle would be the post mortem. The police puranas and other religions than men, light yellowish to residence through in the meeting. a safe place. NDERF, SDERF, while second who was a minor nabbed. have registered a case under texts. Especially in Odisha, dark-brown in complexion and VC. Chouhan virtually BSF are also engaged in con- escaped with injuries. Meanwhile, a 65-year-old section 304 A of the IPC and they have been very intimate- having wavy hair, thick on the Chief Minister Chouhan obtained information about tinuous rescue work in the dis- The deceased was identi- man died after his bicycle was started further ly connected with the worship head and scanty on the face. said that Vice President M. the status of Datia, Guna, tricts. fied as Kubahadhur Khadka hit by a speeding bike near New investigation. 2 (    P   -        
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The friend of accused plant 1 million trees from be done with heart while apply- ment by liaising and coordi- ee with a trader in Lalghati and In the evening on Mohani Panthi of Mata Mandir Kashmir to Kanyakumari by ing mind. The work done with nating with private and public with the help of a woman fab- Narendra reported that he was area was questioned in con- the end of 2021. this spirit always gives good institutions. He said that all the ricated fake robbery. on his way to Hamidia road nection with the incident, who While going green is the results. He said that all the arrangements of Seva Sansthan The victim Deepak branch bank to deposit money accepted the crime and gave need of the hour, we all know medical facilities should be are for the service of the suf- Hirwani lodged complaint that and was robbed after been information about the bag full it can be tough or time-con- available to the deprived sec- fering humanity. Negligence his employee Narendra Panthi attacked with sharp edged of cash by Narendra Panthi in suming even if we want to tions in the Red Cross. in the work of this service had fabricated fake robbery and weapon. The accused informed dicky of scooter. make this world a better place It should be ensured that should not be tolerated. In duped him of Rs 1.5 lakh. Deepak who reached spot and Police have registered a especially due to global warm- they do not have to go far away case of irregularity, immediate The accused Narendra found that Narendra was not case under section 406,409 ing and the present COVID – for treatment. Shri Patel was action should be taken. In the Panthi and his woman friend providing correct incident. and 120 B of the IPC and 19 situation. This is where ini- reviewing the activities of the case of apathy in taking action were arrested. During investigation it was arrested the two. tiatives like 'Go Green Bharat State Branch Unit of Indian against the guilty, punitive Challenge' & the existing Go Red Cross Society, Madhya action should be taken while Green Revolution campaign Pradesh at Raj Bhavan today. investigating the responsibili- comes in. Principal Secretary to ty seriously. !       Aahwahan Foundation Governor D.P. Ahuja, Secretary The Governor was plants trees on your behalf to and Commissioner Health Shri informed that the Red Cross conserve the environment and Akash Tripathi, Commissioner Hospital was operated as a       work towards sustainable Medical Education Shri Covid Dedicated Hospital from development. The foundation Nishant Warwade, April 19 to May 19 2021.      >!2", After spotting police the two and went inside the hospital by and their volunteers will not Commissioner Bhopal Division During this period, 119 Covid tried to escape but were chased asking the hospital staff to only plant trees but will also Kavindra Kiyawat and other patients were treated. From hahpura police has nabbed and nabbed by the police. repair the lift and maintain them. All you need to senior officers were present. June 1 onwards, Red Cross Stwo miscreants and recov- In the initial investigation Motherboard, relay, two LOP do is log on to the website or Patel said that there is no Hospital has been converted ered burgled valuables worth the nabbed accused were iden- cards and other machinery Paytm (7795065657), and the greater religion than serving into a non-covid hospital and over Rs 1 lakh from their pos- tified as Raghavendra Tomar of installed in the lift cost over Rs volunteers of Aahwahan will the suffering humanity. In this operated as a general hospital. session at Ashoka Garden and Ashoka Garden and 96,000. take care of the rest. You even task, work should be done OPD and check-up facilities are Sehore on Wednesday. Pushpendra alias Monya Police have recovered a get an acknowledgment for around the nation, and as a Foundation said that“We have with the cooperation of every- being provided to the citizens Police said that acting on a Piplodia of Dohara Sehore. motherboard, relay, two LOP planting a tree with Aahwahan result of this many innocent launched this plantation drive one. He said that along with the at concessional rates. It was tip off two miscreants were The crime record of the two cards and other machinery Foundation. people lost their lives. primarily intending to rejuve- aim of helping the poor and informed that JP Hospital nabbed and when they were would be searched. The two and the tools used for theft, As we all know, our coun- As a response to this, nate the oxygen levels in the deprived sections, it is also nec- branch of State Bank of India quizzed they confessed bur- have been involved in crimes in screwdriver, cutter, shoulder- try was hit hard by the deadly Aahwahan Foundation has ini- atmosphere. Along with that essary to have modern medical has provided Phaco Machine, glary at Gulmohar area. different parts of the city. ing, tester, electrode have been virus during the second wave tiated this plantation drive. this campaign also serves the and treatment facilities. ENT Microscope, Cautery On the receipt of the infor- The accused confessed that confiscated. Police said that of COVID, and the entire Commenting on this initiative, purpose of restoration of lakes Besides, it is also necessary to Machine, Hydraulic O.T. Table mation police team rushed to they targeted Bharat Khare's during the interrogation more country was in a panic. There Braja Kishore Pradhan; and its surrounding keep updating them according and Suction Machines under the spot and raided the spot house on August 2 near crimes would be confessed by was an oxygen shortage all Founder, Aahwahan areas. to time. He said that work corporate responsibility. where the two were planning. Nirvana Hospital in Gulmohar the nabbed accused.  /'   4:;  ;            7<  

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In journal, she said, setting up ID Department of Infectious its report to the Union Health blocks in DHs is not enough if Diseases at Wayne State ministry, it said, contact trac- not met by adequate human University, Detroit, USA too ing of Covid-19 patients in the resources and infrastructure to minced no words as he said, state is low, home isolation implement these interventions “The department of ID has guidelines are not being fol- in secondary-level hospi- remained an ignored stream. lowed and the number of tests tals.“The first and the most The government should rec- conducted to detect the infec- important challenge is the ognize this field as a sub-spe- tion is showing a downward absence of ID physician posts cialty.”ID is still a young branch trend. in DHs and the dearth of in India. The educational sys- According to official trained ID physicians in the tem never thought of intro- sources, the report pointed out country,” Dr Walia explained, ducing it as a sub-speciality. In on a Ganesh temple in Rahim that people are becoming more “To be effective, the ID blocks the US, it was introduced way   45675,!. Yar Khan in Punjab, Pakistan. complacent regarding Covid- would need to be supported by back in 1960, Chandrasekar, a Mob attacked the temple, des- appropriate behaviour and trained manpower such as ID patron of National Clinical xpressing concern over the ecrated holy idols and set fire highlighted the need for ramp- physicians, microbiologists, IDs Society (CIDS), said Eatrocities against minorities to premises. The mob also ing up vaccination. infection control nurses, clini- adding that ID is the highest in Pakistan, India on Thursday attacked surrounding houses In view of the sharp surge cal pharmacists and well- cause of death in India but lodged a strong protest after belonging to Hindu commu- in Covid cases in Kerala, the equipped diagnostic laborato- there is a dearth of doctors to summoning the Pakistan envoy nity.” Centre on July 29 had dis- ries. support and provide medical here. He was told the attacks He said incidents of vio- patched a six-member team ID physicians would be care to such patients. “There were taking place at an alarm- lence, discrimination and per- headed by Dr Sujeet Singh, central to creation of the ID are many doctors who without ing rate. secution against the minority director of the National Centre blocks.”Dr.Neha Rastogi Panda, any formal training in ID call The strong protest came communities including attacks for Disease Control (NCDC) to Consultant, ID Department, themselves a specialist”, he after reports said a mob on places of worship have con- the Southern State to take Fortis Research Memorial said, as per a report. attacked a Ganesh temple in tinued unabated in Pakistan, stock of the situation and rec- Institute, Gurugram asserted To improve the availability Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab, Within the last year itself, ommend necessary public that “India is already becoming of trained ID physicians, the Pakistan recently. various temples and health interventions. a hub of bugs and the pandemic country should look at creating Giving details here, min- Gurudwaras have been Kerala on Thursday report- that, especially, at a time when coronavirus that has wrecked should therefore be a wake-up more ID fellowship opportuni- istry of external affairs attacked including the Mata ed 22,040 fresh coronavirus & 8   45675,!. India is fighting the Covid the health and economy world call for India to take steps to ties which can be offered online, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi Rani Bhatiyani Mandir in cases and 117 deaths, taking the pandemic along with rising over. plug the demand-supply gap. with compulsory practical said Pakistan Charge Sindh in January 2020, total infection count to 34.93 dding to the already grim menace of antibiotic resistant They are seen as a critical In India, only AIIMS Delhi training for a short period, d'Affaires was summoned and Gurudwara Sri Janam Sthan in lakh and the toll to 17,328. Asituation in India's Covid- infections, the need for more asset to the medical and pub- and CMC Vellore have started said Dr Panda. a firm protest was lodged January 2020, a Hindu temple This was more than half the 19 catastrophe is the acute ID expertise has become a lic health communities.In fact, offering Doctorate in medicine Concerned at the acute expressing grave concerns at in Karak in Khyber total national caseload of 42, shortage of qualified infectious clear focal point. Dr Kamini Walia, senior sci- in IDs recently.”Also, AIIMS shortage of ID specialists, Dr this reprehensible incident and Pakhtunkhwa in December, 982 fresh coronavirus cases disease (ID) specialists—there It is high time the entist from ICMR, indicates Jodhpur, AIIMS Bhopal and Panda along with a few other attacks on freedom of religion he said. officially registered in the last are less than 50 ID experts in Government looks at the that though the Government KMC Manipal University has ID specialists, early this year, of minority communities and “These incidents are 24 hours. It was also the second the country— who have severe shortage of ID special- has announced establishing recently started the DM from had represented before the their places of worship. occurring at an alarming rate consecutive day when India expertise in handling the pan- ties and does the needful, they ID blocks in district hospitals January 2021 while fellowship Union Health Ministry seeking Pakistan was called upon to while the state and security logged over 500 Covid fatali- demic among other infections added.ID doctors are certified (DHs) which augur well with in NABH accredited ID pro- recognition of the ID specialist ensure safety, security and institutions in Pakistan have ties. like HIV and TB and protect specialists in diagnosing and the overall intent to step up the gramme is being run in four as a separate entity and starting well-being of minority com- stood by idly and completely The health bulletin said the communities from such treating IDs associated with fight against IDs, especially institutions Apollo Hospitals ID departments at central gov- munities, he said. failed in preventing these that 533 Indians lost their lives health threats. bacteria, parasites, fungi – antimicrobial resistance (Chennai), Hinduja Hospital ernment and state government Bagchi said “we have seen attacks on the minority com- due to Covid complications. In Health professionals said and viruses, such as the new (AMR),the plan will remain (Mumbai), Apollo Hospitals institutes in public interest. disturbing reports on social munities and their places of yet another subtle sign, the media of a violent mob attack worship,” he said. number of active cases in India are on a gradual upward path. At present, India has 4,11,076 4   active Covid cases, the official 
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It has occupation. of India. Pegasus spyware". menced on 19th July, i.E. 18 further told the UN-sanctioned “Now that the Pakistani   45675,!. Rahul accused the PM of He also asked if prices days ago b) Chiefs of Oil group that attack helicopters and politico-military-ISI combine "snatching away employment" had not changed as all chiefs Marketing Companies can- military planes that were built in has fully exploited the   45675,!. % &$  acing against time to meet from the hands of the youths of oil marketing companies not talk to each other because India were handed over to Americans for funding and Rthe target of inoculating the and would talk about every- were in quarantine until their phones are infiltrated by Afghan defense department technology support under the he Rajya Sabha proceedings #  '$  # 60 crore adult population of the thing except unemployment. August 15 or all those reasons Pegasus spyware and the some time ago, they said. garb of war against terror and at Ton Thursday were marred () * $ $  country, the Government is "Unemployment is the were responsible for it. Israelis are listening. C) All The ISI also told the Taliban the same time provided safe by protests by the Opposition  +  &$  holding back-to-back meet- biggest issue this country is fac- Congress has been criti- the chiefs are in quarantine that fighter jets were stationed in haven to Al Qaeda founder and repeated adjournments ings with the Covid-19 jab ing today...PM [Modi] will talk cal of the government for ris- until 15th August d) All of Kabul airport under Indian Osama bin Laden at Abbottabad over the Pegasus controversy     manufacturers to know the about everything but not ing prices of petrol and diesel the above." command with Indian pilots. military garrison, Islamabad is and other issues. The #  *  status and challenges in the unemployment. He had and Rahul Gandhi, accom- Petrol prices have crossed The ISI and Pakistan army seeking to milk the Chinese who Opposition also raised a din ((, - production of the shots. promised to provide 2 crore panied by his party col- 100-a-litre mark in several has provided over 10,000 jehadis apprehend the Taliban onslaught over the alleged scuffle between Union Health Minister employment each year," Rahul leagues and Opposition lead- cities with the Opposition from the ranks of terror groups to spillover to its restive Xinxiang the Rajya Sabha security staff Mansukh Mandaviya on said. ers, rode a bicycle to protesting the high fuel mentored by these two agencies province predominantly inhab- and some MPs on Wednesday. Thursday held discussions with Rahul said the day the Parliament earlier this week prices. within Pakistan to Taliban for ited by Uyghur Muslims,” an A woman security officer was Roy said the MP concerned was Dr Reddy's Laboratories youth of the country start wresting control of the territories expert said. injured. suspended for the remainder of Chairperson K. Satish Reddy to speaking the truth, the Modi in Afghanistan from the demo- Besides getting significant The pre and post lunch ses- the sitting of the House and she discuss the Sputnik V vaccine government will crumble. The Pegasus is a way to silence the businesses". cratically elected government funding and military weaponry sions witnessed the Opposition had gone to fetch her bag after production and its supply while youth of the country cannot get voice of people," he said. "Hum do humare do ki there led by Abdul Ghani. for securing Chinese interests members rushing into the well the proceedings were adjourned on Friday he will meet Serum employment till Modi is the While the Opposition has sarkar, sirf kuch udyogpatiyon In addition to this, the ISI both in CPEC and Xinxiang, of the house raising slogans and for the day. Institute of India’s CEO-owner prime minister, he said. been attacking the government ke liye kaam karti hai (this is a has helped forge operational Islamabad will also be getting shouting slogans. As the TMC and other Adar Poonawalla. "Your mobile phone is your over the government of 'we two, our synergy between the Taliban and backing from Beijing for bailouts The proceedings in the opposition MPs opposed the "Had a discussion on the voice. Narendra Modi has put Pegasus issue and accusing it of two' that works for a few indus- its terror cohorts like the for the economy that is in tatters morning were adjourned thrice. remarks and Leader of the production of the Sputnik V the idea of Pegasus in the spying, the ruling party has trialists only)”, said Rahul. Lashkar-e-Tayabba and Jaish-e- post-Covid as also support at The House was first Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge COVID-19 vaccine and its mobile phone of every youth, denied all charges. "Narendra Modi is not in Mohammad for the violent multilateral forum like Financial adjourned for 15 minutes dur- cited former finance minister supply," the minister said on not just mine. This idea is that In his address he also said partnership with youth, farmer, takeover of territories in Action Task Force (FATF) and ing the Zero hour and then Arun Jaitley's statement of dis- Twitter. Although details of if you speak the truth, the BJP-led Government at the labourers or small traders...but Afghanistan. avoid sanctions for supporting again soon after it met at 11.30 ruption in Parliament being the meeting are not known, it Narendra Modi and Pegasus Centre was trying to help big in partnership with two-three The ISI and Pakistan army terror and terror financing, he AM. The House which met part of democracy. takes significance in wake of a are there in your phones. corporates and "finish small businessmen," he said. are seeking to cement their added. again at 12 noon was adjourned The Opposition was in no shortage of Covid-19 vaccines after opposition members con- mood to adhere to the chair’s in the country. tinued to raise slogans in the plea to allow the Question In the meantime, Bharat well and disrupted the pro- House and created a ruckus. Biotech informed that manu- .     ceedings. 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Venkaiah Naidu, tried to enter Chidambaram raised the Drugs Laboratory (CDL), and ing out searches at several The ED case is based on arrested telecom equipment It said that while 539 the house an argument ensued. issue when Parliamentary only after clearance are the locations in Delhi, Uttar the FIR registered by the manufacturer VMC Systems crore was due to it from the A glass pane was broken and a Affairs Minister V batches released commercially. Pradesh's Ghaziabad and Central Bureau of Investigation Ltd's Managing Director company, over 1,207 crore is woman security officer sus- Muraleedharan was called to lay On the other hand, anoth- Rajasthan's Jaipur in connec- (CBI) in September last year Vuppalapati Hima Bindu in a pending towards the State tained injuries. Naidu was official papers on behalf of six er vaccine manufacturer, tion with its probe into the against Softwill Infotech Pvt bank fraud case involving Bank of India, the looking into the issue. of his ministerial colleagues. India's Panacea Biotec Ltd said money laundering charges for Ltd, Innovana Thinklabs Ltd, hundreds of crore of rupees. Corporation Bank, the The chair termed the inci- Harivansh said the matter on Thursday it had agreed to transmitting fake pop-ups to Jaipur, Benovellient An ED official said that it pany and its directors Andhra Bank, and the JM dent as "highly deplorable and was raised even on Wednesday produce up to 25 million doses the victims' personal comput- Technologies Pvt Ltd, Noida, has arrested Bindu under over an alleged bank fraud Financial Assets condemnable". and Chairman M Venkaiah of the Sputnik V COVID-19 ers with warnings or bogus Systweak Software Pvt Ltd, Prevention of Money case to the tune of 1,700 Reconstruction Company. 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   ( ?%-!     Spokesperson Shri Ravinder “We are capable of vacci- The State government had complaining that the Centre is their demand for the restoration 2019 decision was that it dealt Sharma along with senior party nating 11 lakh people per day more than 50 lakh doses at pre- discriminating between BJP of statehood. a big blow to the divisive and In Srinagar, PDP Chief while attempting to take out a leaders asked whether the back- … still we are getting much sent, sources in the and non-BJP ruled States … if The Bajrang Dal, the Vishva terrorist forces". Mehbooba Mufti took out a protest march. bone of militancy has been lower number of doses despite Government said adding this it is so then how Maharashtra Hindu Parishad (VHP) and "After many decades, the protest march from the party's The Jammu & Kashmir broken, total number of jobs in having very high population was the second-highest reserve a non-BJP ruled State is getting some social organisations also Pakistan-sponsored militancy head office near the Sher-e- National Conference held a Govt. & private sector have density and a higher rate of in the country after so many doses.” celebrated the second anniver- seems to be on the back foot. Kashmir Park. meeting of the party leaders at increased, big industrial hous- urbanisation,” Banerjee said. Maharashtra which had the Earlier the Calcutta High sary of the abrogation of Articles Anti-national feelings among Shouting slogans against Nawa-e- Subha under the lead- es have come to J&K, the situ- Accusing the Centre of highest number of doses. Court had directed both the 370 and 35-A. The J&K people have been replaced by the Centre's August 5, 2019 ership of party President Dr ation has normalized, KPs can discriminating between the Incidentally Bengal BJP State and Central Governments National Panthers Party the ideas of inclusive develop- decision Mufti demanded "res- Farooq Abdullah. safely return, the gap between Bengal and BJP-ruled States the president Dilip Ghosh had ear- to provide details of vaccine (JKNPP) batted strongly for ment and progress", Chugh olution of the Kashmir issue". Addressing the meeting Dr hearts and distance from Chief Minister told newsmen lier alleged that the State supply and inoculation of peo- the restoration of statehood to said. The protesters were, however, Abdullah stated that the unilat- Kashmir and Delhi (Dil ki aur that States like Gujarat and Government had failed to put ple in theState. J&K and holding of early He also came down heavi- stopped by police near GPO and eral, unconstitutional, and Dilon Ki Doori) has been Karnataka were getting more assembly elections. ly on the Gupkar alliance par- turned back.In Jammu, PDP undemocratic decisions are reduced and what else has been vaccines than her State. BJP national general secre- ties for "trying to disrupt the workers chanted slogans in sup- unacceptable to the party as they achieved, after two years of the “I am sorry to say that the )    tary Tarun Chugh, who is also positive narrative in J&K". port of Maharaja Hari Singh, were two years ago. decision, they questioned. Central Government is pro- viding a large number of vac- cine doses to States like Uttar  !+  Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, $   % "  & which are BJP-ruled. I cannot    % -  +2,+ remain a mute spectator to see   327!3 Lalla temple, which was also After the meeting, The chief priest of Ram Bengal being deprived,” said ith the number of corona cases within control the Bengal attended by many local saints Yogi reached the Ram Janmabhoomi, Acharya Satyendra Das, Mamata Banerjee adding “if WGovernment was planning to open schools post October n the first anniversary of the and mahants,” a senior leader of Janmabhoomi complex said that today being a special day, there they do not give me adequate after Durga Puja, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on bhoomi pujan for the construc- Bharatiya Janata Party said. and participated in reli- was a rush of devotees but no one was number of vaccines what will Thursday. “The Government is considering opening of the Otion of the Ram temple in The Chief Minister reached gious rituals organised to stopped from darshan and Covid pro- I do … from where will get vac- schools after the Durga Puja,” the Chief Minister said adding Ayodhya, a special prayer was held at Ayodhya 45 minutes before his mark the completion of tocol was strictly adhered to. cines.” “we are trying to ensure regular classes but at present it seems the Ram Lalla temple which was attend- scheduled programme and upon one year of bhoomi pujan A trustee of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi The Chief Minister had that the schools can be reopened after the Puja vacations with ed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reaching there he discussed the progress for the construction of Ram temple. Teerth Kshetra Trust, Anil Mishra, earlier said that the State would alternate day classes.” on Thursday. At the special function, of different development projects with Later he did darshan of Ram Lalla and said almost 60 per cent of the founda- require 14 crore doses. She said that “the educational institutions would open with Lord Ram Lalla was clad in yellow officers at Yatri Niwas. He also enquired took part in the aarti and performed the tion work was over and by the end of Besides administering 3.08 fullest observation of corona protocols.” The Chief Minister how- clothes and a special bhog was also about the progress of the construction puja. On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister this year the construction of the tem- crore and vaccinating 1.93 ever would not say that whether the college and universities too offered to Him. of Ram temple from the officials and Narendra Modi had laid the foundation ple would start. He said the construc- crore people Bengal was among would open simultaneously. “Yogi Adityanath participated in a members of the Ram Janmabhoomi for a grand Ram temple at the Ram tion was going as per plan and the tem- the few states that had managed The Chief Minister’s announcement comes at a time when small religious function held at the Ram Tirath Kshetra Nyas. Janmabhoomi premises. ple would be completed by 2025. to vaccinate more than 10 lakh the country is expecting the Third Wave of the corona pandemic.     ((#*7P 99 $:$  '!  ()  5'    5-.       *    *    ;    ,:-+26 ttar Pradesh reported 34 new coron- !       &   +2-!. Uavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours   while in the corresponding period, 50 erala on Thursday diagnosed 22,040 new Covid-19 cases Covid-19 patients recovered. Q  7R  &   Kwhile 117 patients succumbed to the pandemic taking Officials claimed on Thursday, that -!544. the toll till date to 17,328. A release by Health Minister Veena nine districts of the State -- Aligarh, Amethi, George said the average TPR (Test Positivity Rate) was 13.49 Budaun, Etah, Hathras, Mahoba, Pilibhit, seats in UP and in the 2017 state Madhusudhanan, presidi- per cent, higher than what was registered on Wednesday. Pratapgarh and Sitapur, did not have an elections the BJP and its ally Eum chairman of the A total of 1,63, 376 samples were tested during the last active Covid-19 case as on date. won 325 seats while the SP AIADMK passed away on 24 hours, said the Minister. Malappuram and Thrissur Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary could win only 47 seats. Thursday at a corporate hos- remained the problematic districts with 3,645 and 2,921 new (Information) Navneet Sehgal told media “Till now the party has pital in Chennai. He was 79 and cases respectively. persons in Lucknow on Thursday that at pre- been claiming to win 350 plus was the minister of textiles in As on Thursday evening, there were 1.77 lakh patients sent the number of active cases in the state seats in 2022 Assembly polls in the AIADMK Government undergoing treatment for Covid-19 across the State. A high was 659. the state but now people are so headed by late J Jayalaliuthaa power committee under Minister Veena George is moni- “In the testing done in the last 24 hours,   ,:-+426 upset with the BJP that during 1991-1996. toring the Covid-19 situation on a round-the-clock basis to not a single new infection was found in 56 Samajwadi Party might get even   ,:-+26 Madhusudhanan was ailing for control and check the rate of transmission of the pandem- districts, while Covid-19 patients were laiming that his party could 400 seats. The BJP has harassed some time and had been ic. The minister has instructed the medical experts to bring found in single digits in 19 districts. Cwin up to 400 seats in the people of all sections, including he Election Commission of India (ECI) has started undergoing treatment for the surging pandemic before the festivities start for Onam. Till now, 6.67 crore Covid samples Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls Brahmins, Dalits, and Muslims, Tpreparing for the crucial 2022 UP Assembly polls by multi-organ failure. “The minister has her ears to the ground and is in touch have been tested across the state and 2.53 early next year, Samajwadi in the state,” Akhilesh said while announcing its schedule to categorise polling booths. Madhusudhanan, a trusted with doctors continuously . Efforts are on to make vaccine lakh samples were examined in the last 24 Party chief and former Chief addressing a media conference The determination of new polling booths and polling aide of party founder M G available to the entire population of the State in the short- hours. The recovery rate of coronavirus Minister of UP, Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow on Thursday. centres will commence from August 17 and after seek- Ramachandran and est possible time. We are feeling the difference as she leads infection in the State is 98.6 per cent launched his poll campaign by "Even today the BJP minis- ing objections from political parties and others, a final Jayalalithaa, was appointed from the front to tame the pandemic,” said a Government while the daily positivity rate stands at joining the ‘Samajwadi Cycle ters are inaugurating projects list of polling booths would be announced by August party presidium chairman in physician. 0.01per cent. Yatra’ in Lucknow on the occa- initiated by the SP government. 23. 2007. He was one of the senior sion of the 89th birth anniver- The Yogi Adityanath govern- District magistrates are to resolve all complaints over leaders of the party who cast his sary of socialist leader Janeshwar ment did not work at all and polling booths by September 7 and then submit their lot with V K Sasikala, imme- Mishra on Thursday. now they are confused. They are final list to the ECI by September 20. The state ECI office diately after the demise of   &'(       Akhilesh paddled to reach misleading people by spreading will send the final list to the ECI in Delhi by September Jayalalithaa. Madhusudhanan Janeshwar Mishra Park from the lies,” he said. Responding to the 25. had rushed to Veda Nilayam Samajwadi Party state head- BJP government claims that it On the other hand, in view of the prevailing Covid- once the mourning period after    , -  H2  quarters, where he paid homage had established Uttar Pradesh as 19 pandemic, the ECI has announced that elderly vot- Jayalalithaa’s passing away was to the late socialist ideologue. a top state in the country, the SP ers above the age of 80 years and differently-abled will over and pleaded with Sasikala Srinagar: Around 140 terrorists said the Army has been noticing in Jammu & Kashmir since the On his nearly six kilometers president said that the present be given the facility of voting from home. to take over the reigns of the are waiting at launch pads to infil- continued presence of around Centre abrogated its special status cycle yatra to the park, which regime had rendered the state Elderly and handicapped voters will be able to cast AIADMK. The meeting that trate into Jammu & Kashmir and 140 terrorists at the launch pads two years ago, the official said for- was flagged by his wife and for- number one in malnutrition, their votes through postal ballots this time. Polling party appointed Sasikala as acting the terror infrastructure across the across the LoC, likely waiting to eign terrorists have suddenly dis- mer MP from Kannauj, Dimple number one in dead bodies will visit their homes and collect the postal ballots. general secretary was presided Line of Control (LoC) remains in infiltrate into Jammu & Kashmir, appeared from the scene and got Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav was found floating in the Ganga The number of voters above 80 years of age in the over by him. place even though India and but the robust counter-infiltration themselves locked in either some accompanied by over a thou- river, number one in taking off state is around 23 lakh while handicapped voters account But following the resigna- Pakistan agreed in February to a grid has so far desisted them from hideouts in densely populated sand enthusiastic party leaders shrouds from dead bodies and for nine lakh. tion of the then chief minister ceasefire, a senior security official making any such attempts. areas or mountainous heights and supporters. number one in its failure to pro- The ECI has directed district magistrates to conduct O Panneerselvam and his said on Thursday. "They tried in the past but had having natural caves. Before launching the vide oxygen to dying patients. door-to-door verification of all these. expulsion from the AIADMK, Contending that the ceasefire to return after alert jawans foiled On locals joining terrorist ‘Samajwadi Cycle Yatra’, the SP He added that under the Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla along Madhusudhanan joined the agreement was more important all their nefarious designs," the outfits, the official said there has chief claimed that the citizens of present dispensation, the state with all the DMs, ADMs and SDMs of the state held the former’s camp and within for Pakistan as it is desperately try- official said. The official said been a constant message to any- Uttar Pradesh were so upset had also become number one in first major meeting through video conferencing on months expelled Sasikala and ing to come out of the "grey list" Pakistan is using the ceasefire win- one and everyone that those hav- with the incumbent BJP gov- beating youths asking for Wednesday evening and took stock of the preparations her cartel from the party. of the Financial Action Task Force dow to strengthen its infrastruc- ing any evil design "against our ernment that his party might employment, in crimes against and informed about the new instructions. Though the AIADMK had (FATF), the official, who spoke on ture along the LoC that was dam- country" should shun such ambi- win 400 assembly seats in the women, in deaths due to Shukla said that after verifying the elderly and dif- fielded him as the party candi- condition of anonymity, said the aged in cross-border shelling last tions as all those who either pick 2022 state polls and the ruling absence of proper medical treat- ferently-abled voters, 12-D forms would be given to the date against TTV Dhinakaran sincerity of Islamabad could have year in response to their troops'' up a weapon or harbour ill inten- party would find it difficult to ment and also in non-compli- voters willing to cast a postal ballot by going to their in the by-poll held from R K been gauged if they had disman- firing at civilian areas on the tions against the sovereignty of the field candidates on all the seats. ance with various court homes and asked officials to confirm polling booths and Nagar in 2017, he lost tled the terror infrastructure. Indian side of the LoC. nation "will be dealt with iron There are 403 assembly orders.. polling centers at the earliest. the poll. The official at the same time Commenting on the situation hand". PTI 0     '5,

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The largest num- in Kasturba Gandhi Balika non-existent and transferred-out biometrics like the way customers ber of ineligible beneficiaries were in -!5-+24,.45 Vidyalayas (KGBV). The fraud was employees. These excess drawls type in the key board or click the Assam, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, /%:7  unravelled when the Prerna digital were directed to the bank accounts mouse, facial expressions (smile on and Bihar. .754.3!5/ system noticed teachers with iden- of corrupt officials. the face, blink of eyes), gestures, and Over 10 crore beneficiaries are regis- S%-275  tical documents. Some govern- (Auditors in a foreign country speech recognition. P                 tered by various state governments.  +57 ments are deploying technology to found people having preserved cut We would like to have all IT sys- Typically, the registration process requires- check employee malfeasance. thumbs of dead people to be used tems including Aadhaar-based DBT     $D. *           the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar, phone 7!%-%7 Biometric attendance and the for drawing old-age pension dis- systems to have strong audit checks              .  number, bank details, and KYC docu- > 575+3-. requirement for teachers to upload bursed by cash vans. Smart people and trails built into the system.        G           ( ments.These are “triangulated” (cross- .4-%5 .4,3 class pictures have been implement- find ways to evade even CCTV cov- However, we donot want auditors,           Q # $D.   matched) by software with the help of the : 57.42>.,5 ed to check the chronic problem of erage. There is no limit to people’s managers, and public administrators    ((                public financial management system >4+.4 !5 absentee teachers. The problem of ingenuity in cheating.) to be guided by constant suspicion, (PFMS), the platform that enables the auto- bogus employees is not new. In Authentication technologies are intrusive scrutiny, invasion of pri-             .     : 5%.747         (    #    ( matic transfer of cash into bank accounts. areas of pure manual work, Thishas evolving to check online frauds, vacy, and assault on dignity. It Scamsters use Aadhaar numbers available " 62%7/2% been an outstanding concern for identity thefts. QR Codes, masked slows down the system. However,                  in the public domain to create fake 24,.45,2.4 long. There are fake muster rolls for Aadhaar-card-based e-KYC is there must be exemplary and deter-         "         Aadhaar cards and bank accounts. !C5>554 workers whose wages would be increasingly used in mobile bank- rent actions to deal with those who           /         Beneficiary databases are likely to /2:47 drawn, who will verify thumb ing. The user ID and password for betray the trust in a trust-based,                  have undetected duplicate Aadhaar or impressions on clumsily organized, online login have been found insuf- simplified administrative system. .4 ://.-.54 #               ( mobile numbers if the registration and dis- sullied scrolls. Somebody may be ficient. 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will never kneel before ed out that it is obviously real surprise here is how tical. US generals, therefore, Western armies really did the battles. such a destructive force America’s fault. “The reason thoroughly Western armed believed that some essential learn the lessons of those But losing doesn’t matter, I(as the Taliban),” declared for our current situation is forces managed to forget their difference between the two defeats. As a young man in because the insurgents are Ashraf Ghani, the soon-to-be that the (US decision to with- own history. armies protected American the 1970s I taught military always first and foremost ex-president of Afghanistan. draw) was taken abruptly,” he I’m not talking about the troops from the fate of the history and strategy in the nationalists. They may have “We will either sit knee-to- told parliament on Monday. old history, when three inva- Russians. Canadian Forces Staff College picked up bits of some grand knee for real negotiations at 3$..0.50 Well, fair enough. US sions of Afghanistan at the Never mind all that. The and then at Britain’s Royal ideology to make them feel the table, or break their knees forces have been in height of British imperial really unpardonable mistake Military Academy at that ‘history’ is on their side on the battlefield.” Good luck Afghanistan for a bare twen- power (1839-42; 1878-80; was forgetting all the lessons Sandhurst. The doctrine I - Marxism or Islamism or with that, Ashraf. ty years and the treacherous 1919) all failed to achieve Western armies had learned taught was a) Western armies whatever - but all they want General Sami Sadat, still cowards are already quitting. abandoned) in the final weeks their objectives. from a dozen lost guerilla always lose guerilla wars in is for you to go home so they commander of Helmand Donald Trump signed a before the helicopters started I’m not even talking wars in former colonies the ‘Third World’, and b) it can run their own show. They province as I write this treaty with the Taliban eigh- plucking Americans from the about the Soviet occupation between 1954 and 1975. never really matters. won’t actually follow you (although perhaps not by the teen months ago promising US embassy roof in Saigon in of Afghanistan in 1979-89 France in Algeria and The Western armies lose home. time you read it), was equal- that all US troops would 1975. But it’s a nice day and when the United States Indochina, Britain in Kenya, no matter how big and well- By 1975 this hard-earned ly confident, but warned that leave Afghanistan by the 1st of I can’t be bothered. helped the Taliban and sim- Cyprus and Aden, Portugal in equipped they are because the wisdom was the official doc- the safety of the world is at May this year. Short notice President Ghani, General ilar Islamist groups to do to Angola and Mozambique, the insurgents are fighting on trine in almost every army in stake: “This will increase the indeed. Sadat, and all their friends are the Russians exactly what the proxy wars in Rhodesia and home ground. They can’t quit the Western world, but mili- hope for small extremist I’m tempted to go back reading from the same old Taliban have now done to the South-West Africa (as they and go home because they tary generations are short. A groups to mobilise in the into the archives and find script, just 46 years later, and Americans themselves. were then known), and the already are home. Your side typical military career is only cities of Europe and America, similar brave declarations of once that final scene has The problem there was United States again in can always quit and go home, 25 years, so by 2001 nobody and will have a devastating (Gwynne Dyer's new book imminent victory by South played out in Kabul they’ll go that Americans did not see Indochina. All the wars were and sooner or later your own remembered it. Their succes- is 'The Shortest History of effect on global security.” War'. The views expressed Vietnamese generals (fol- and live in the United States. Russians as Western, lost, and yet the defeated public will demand that they sors had to start learning it And how did it all come are personal.) lowed by similar predictions (Don’t worry. They’ve saved although viewed from a low imperial powers didn't lose do. So, you are bound to lose again the hard way. Maybe by to this? Ashraf Ghani point- of global disaster if they are up enough money.) The only orbit they are virtually iden- anything except face. eventually, even if you win all now, they have.    "#$!$%   8

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They would get 100 per egories: Owned and rented. tributes to the popularity of a web series? cent reach and, as a consumer, Product manufacturers to movie/show produc- you’d see everything chrono- What do I mean by rented? ers have been adopting memes to communicate logically from whoever you’re When you rent an apart- with the audience. Memes are also seen as effec- subscribed to. ment from your landlord, s/he tive marketing tools during the post-launch peri- Things aren’t the same is the owner you pay rent to od for sustenance and the creation of high recall anymore. All social networks and s/he gets to dictate the value. Listed below are some ways through now have an algorithmic feed. terms. Of course, you get some which memes are contributing to this arena. The algorithm has one job — control over things — like to keep people watching, interiors and the like — but the Contribution to viral communication scrolling, coming back and landlord, being the owner, has The primary usage of memes is to gener- attentive (more or less) for as the ultimate say. ate awareness among the masses. It usually hap- long as possible. These algo- You share a similar rela- audience' there, because why pens in the pre-launch stage. For instance, before “Kabhi kabhi lagta hai apun hi bhagwan hai” rithms are unbelievably com- tionship with social media. not? The platforms gave the release of the Netflix original film Bird Box, from Sacred Games is still making rounds as one plex and constantly evolving. With each small change, these everything you wanted, from the marketers used snippets from different of the most loved memes, keeping the show alive Just when you feel like you’ve platforms seem to make lives reach to visibility to growth. scenes to create memes. These humorous con- in the process. finally cracked how a plat- tougher for creators. What’s Until they didn’t and, by then, tent pieces were circulated across social media form’s algorithm works, it’ll making them do this? Simple. you were desperately hooked. platforms and soon the film became famous Ease into the next season change. Ad revenue growth. Organic It’s time to start taking a across the internet. People found the templates If the time gap between two seasons is more, The organic reach on reach is taking a toll so that hard look at the past, creating amusing and were drawn to watch the film like then memes can efficiently ease into the Instagram is down by up to 70 paid reach (aka ads) can flour- communities where you own anything. Subsequently, Bird Box received announcement of the upcoming season. per cent than what it used to be ish. the social capital. Building an more than 70 million views in the first 24 hours. Circulating memes based on the content from just a couple of years ago. In the That’s not all. If you create audience with such loyalty to preceding seasons before the upcoming one pre- case of YouTube, the algo- or follow culturally sensitive your brand that regardless of Reach a vast target audience pares the audience and creates excitement. The rithm clearly favours regular content (LGBTQ, politics, what platform you’re on, your Very often, viewers come across memes viewers are reminded of the previous experience and diluted content that easi- activism and the likes) you community always flocks to based on unfamiliar subjects. Memes have the and storyline. As a result, they subconsciously ly engages the masses. Any might be familiar with the you. That’s the true meaning capacity to intrigue individuals. Piquing their start desiring more of such content. With your content that requires cognitive word 'shadow ban'. If you feel of ‘owning your audience’. No interests, it urges them to dive deeper into the viewer base already wanting more, it is an ideal load, gets slapped with lower like your posts are receiving question, social networks will topic. For instance, someone who has not time to announce a new season. Such tactics reach. low engagement suddenly, you nurture relationships with your and events to deepen their always remain an essential watched a single episode of the Emmy winning generate a widespread buzz, and producers do Creators are pulling off might be shadowbanned. Even audience. engagement with the riding part because of their scale. series – Schitt’s Creek — can be prompted to not have to reveal many details about the crazy stunts just to attract a worse, the platform is never community. Today, it’s a cul- But, today, the key is to follow watch the show by memes featuring lines by the upcoming episodes, keeping the surprise ele- click while many have had to going to acknowledge it. Own your audience tural phenomenon. Central to a hybrid approach where you show’s loved character Moira Rose ment intact. give up quality for quantity. As Shadowban is a soft temporary Before the rise of the company’s turnaround source new members from Marketing is a dynamic field. Now and then, the amount of content ban on your content showing Facebook, Twitter and was Harley Owners Group, social networks, but safely Trends 2.0 a new tool becomes a craze while the others take uploaded keeps growing, the into your subscribers’ feed Instagram, the internet used to the brand’s community, an house them in your own com- Trends are not everlasting. They have a lim- a back seat. In such a change-centric environ- competition is becoming even because you’ve apparently vio- hang out in communities audience that it has direct munity. ited life cycle; some might be longer than oth- ment, a successful marketing endeavour capi- more intense. lated community guidelines (which existed on discussion relationships with. Brands, But where? Explore plat- ers, but each reaches its maturity and gradual- talises on the popular tool to leave a long-last- If you break the consisten- — which are a grey area — forums). Pre-internet, there like Harley Davidson and forms like Reddit, Discord, ly fizzles out. A series, on the other hand, stays ing impact. In recent times, memes have cy, thou shalt be punished with no clear justification. were communities and associ- Royal Enfield, have grown Slack, Telegram and Scenes by on the platform since its very release. In such emerged as a major component in the secret with lower reach for your For a creator who relies on ations like YMCA, Rotary beyond the usual manufacture Avalon. These are some of the a case, it is essential to adopt techniques that behind the fame of most products, shows, and future uploads. The algorithms his/her social audience to make Club, Toastmasters. Brands and retail mould to become best places on the internet boost the current craze, adding to the lifespan services. However, while using memes for the (which lack transparency) dic- a living, these things are like Harley Davidson tapped more experiential in conjoin- where one can create and of the trend. Memes are the best way to promotion of series, marketers need to be cau- tate the rules. Many creators big painful. into communities as a core part ing the global riding commu- own their communities. achieve this goal. tious. They need to ensure that their sublimi- and small are burnt out and of their brand strategy. nity. Build a community and For instance, if your show is released in nal messages should not reveal too much disgruntled because of this. So, what can you do about it? In the early 80s, Harley- The decade-long shift to control your destiny! April, it might begin to lose its momentum after about the storyline while, at the same time, cater- It’s like their entire career is Well – own your audi- Davidson was doing poorly. social networks happened (The author is the co- some time. To avoid this from happening, mar- ing to the taste of a large audience base. based at the mercy of algo- ence! Ownership means not They transformed their busi- because of the insane reach founder of Scenes by Avalon, keters should use memes featuring famous dia- (The author is the CEO & co-founder of rithms. relying 'solely' on these third- nesses with a focus on marquee they had to offer. And, it a next-gen community plat- logues and characters, simultaneously creating MemeChat, a social networking app designed If you’re a creator/influ- party platforms to build and rides, exclusive memberships made sense to 'build your form made in India.) top-notch recall value. The famous dialogue, to revolutionise the world of memes.)

ne of the barometers I use for the the ground and even though you might have Sania Mirza’s fitness master class Ostrength in demand for the Indian auto suffered on poor roads, on a nice stretch of market is the number of phone calls I enter- (     tarmac, nothing really could beat a sedan he tennis ace, Sania Mirza, indulging in fitness activities. tain every week from friends, family, in that price segment. Most importantly, the Tmotivated over eight lakh The Padma Bhushan awardee acquaintances and even friends of acquain- SUVs of the time were more about function- students in a masterclass said, “The pandemic must never tances asking for advice. The past few weeks  />  .   '     ality and their body-on-frame construction aimed at inspiring them to come in the way of our commitment I’ve had a lot of calls and the July sales fig- made them unwieldy on the road. That has adopt a healthy lifestyle to pursue our dreams. Fitness and ures reflected that and I’m sure that sales for '       fundamentally changed today, as Utility through fitness and yoga. The Yoga is a great way for children the Indian automotive industry Vehicles, even extremely rugged ones such former World Doubles top- today to build on their mental and will be very good in August as as the Land Rover Defender are monoco- ranked athlete highlighted the physical strength. A healthy well. In fact, I don’t think it will ques, where the body itself provides the importance of physical body and mind is central be a demand problem for the structural strength to the car. But lower the and mental exercises to overall growth and industry, but the global semi- price range and that change to monocoques for students to combat learning; in the present conductor shortage will impact +: !4 meant that SUVs could be produced on the limited physical activ- context it is important sales during the next few  &% same platforms as sedans and hatchbacks ity and anxiety. that schools provide such months. with much-reduced engineering and man- EdTech major in opportunities to stu- If you didn’t know, a mas- ufacturing complexity. So a Creta could be the K-12 segment, dents.” sive surge in demand for consumer electron- built on a platform similar to that of a Verna, LEAD initiated its The co-founder and ics, coupled with firms shutting down pro- and while it could cost a bit more to build, second MasterClass CEO of LEAD, Sumeet duction in early-2020 thanks to the pandem- thanks to changing consumer preferences to provide school Mehta, remarked, ic has led to huge shortages of semiconduc- for SUVs, Hyundai could charge a lot more children with expo- “MasterClass provides tors across the world. And given that mod- per Creta than they could for an Accent or sure to overall access to an exclusive ern cars are essentially supercomputers on a Verna. development and world that is otherwise wheels, with hundreds of small chips mak- And it wasn’t just Hyundai, everybody growth by part- unavailable to students ing millions of calculations every second, a saw the writing on the wall. While bad roads nering with and schools from small shortage means that even producers like were an excuse for the reason the SUV seg- renowned experts towns. Our mission is to Maruti-Suzuki, whose cars won’t be at the ment grew in India, even though roads have to share their make excellent education top of your mind when you think ‘high-tech’, improved over the past decade, this wasn’t knowledge and accessible and affordable to are announcing a slowdown in production.   ;  0  an Indian phenomenon alone. The SUV experience. every child. Where would But this column is not about that, it is >  -  E body-style, and I call it a body-style rather The first children otherwise have a about an anguished call from a friend who than a ‘type’ because really, these cars are not MasterClass on cre- chance to attend a live class railed against Sports-Utility Vehicles and the Corolla Altis for a while and even that is because the 1.0 litre engine does ser- vehicles you’d ever really take off-road, in ative writing was held from Bhagat or Sania? how that body-style is becoming ubiquitous Hyundai has been a bit cagey when asked vice on multiple cars across Hyundai and Kia. fact, except some versions of the Jeep with author Chetan LEAD brings this to them today. Indeed, the SUV craze has meant that whether the next-generation Elantra will Once upon a time, when you upgrad- Compass, there are no true off-road capa- Bhagat. because we believe that one in every three cars sold today in India come to India in 2022. When it comes to ed to your first ‘big’ car, you bought a Maruti ble SUVs out there in India (the Thar isn’t Sania shared her children from small towns, is an SUV. It has propelled Hyundai Motor the next-generation Tucson however, it is a Esteem or Hyundai Accent. Heck, owning an SUV, it is an off-roader which can work mantra of ‘building if given access and oppor- Group (Hyundai and Kia) to a position of prompt yes. And therein lies the rub. It is the Honda City was a sign that you have in the city). I guess more people like sitting inner core and muscle tunity, can shine as bright as dominance behind Maruti-Suzuki, thanks the same story in the C-segment, none of arrived. And sedans were fun to drive, they high off the ground than low to the ground. strength to remain fit’ students from metros. And in no small part to the astounding success the offerings are terribly exciting anymore. were low to And this has killed the sedan and it will and explained the role of with successful celebrities of the Creta which was launched six years Yes, Honda City loyalists will buy a City, and slowly start killing premium hatchbacks discipline in life to students such as Sania Mirza, stu- ago this week. However, just like in antiq- I genuinely like the Hyundai Verna, espe- such as the Baleno and i20 too. by sharing anecdotes on dents will get a dose of uity, when one empire rose, it rose because cially the IVT variant that I’ve been driving Personally, I prefer sitting how she managed both, inspiration to take fitness another empire declined. And that decline the past few months. But anyone spending lower down, closer to the tar- sports and academics. She and health seriously in life. in the automotive space has been the 12-15 lakh on a car almost reflexive- mac than higher up. 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While tion and losses in the industry. last year, many breweries and ground coffee beans and a freshly the fragrant brew reminded one of However, the resilience, beer manufacturing companies brewed pot of coffee. And as you ‘SLAY’-ED WITH LOVE a bitter caramel sauce, the flavour of dynamism and adaptability of and outlets have considered stand there staring at the plethora of the coffee had hints of chocolate in craft-brewing professionals making up for their loss of in- brews wondering and wishing you it. With just the right amount of across the world paved a path person sales with delivery had the time and capacity to drink milk, the Cappuccino made me for breweries to be able to find sales. all that they had to offer, you wish 3    . 2     warm inside and I could close my new ways to sell their beer and the world would stop revolving and eyes and visualise myself on a rainy keep their business afloat Breweries go digital all of the time would stand still as  ' 7/3 47         @ evening, sitting in the balcony with through innovation and dedi- As breweries safely navi- you take one deep breath after my fingers curled around a cup. cation. gate the current situation, another hoping this feeling would          The chocolate taste note doesn’t Despite administrative upgrading their conventional last forever. end here. Slay seems to have realised impediments — such as autho- customer processes has been a This was the exact don’t quite remember how that the company offers makes that coffee and chocolate happens to rising limitations, restricted necessity. It has also exponen- feeling I experienced old I was when I first authentic coffee both accessible and be a combo ‘made in heaven’ because charges and a nationwide taboo tially increased the adoption when the Slay tasted caffeine, but I affordable. In India, where the cof- their famous filter coffee, Madras on publicising of alcoholic rate of new software and apps Coffee brews distinctly remember fee culture has grown exponential- Mud, a tribute to the South Indian drinks — the industry contin- to improve the operations and arrived. Even tasting it. 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Packaging is always high on the it and invigorated arless black coffee Introducing the brilliant initiative of brews and frappés to cool you down The Indian beer market is pro- list of craft brewery trends. all my senses. In seemed to titillate this takeaway coffee, its smart packaging on an unbearable summer day. With gressively attractive and it will Witnessing the growth in my head, delivered hitherto unknown taste techniques of insulated cups, snug crowd favourites, like the Hazelnut double in size till 2025. demand for craft beer, the coffee can’t smelt like bud that I never knew holders and artistic delivery boxes Cold Coffee that tastes like a cup of Increasing purchasing power market has seen bidding for that. I was half-expecting a existed. While other kids of my dispatch their hand-crafted bever- Nutella, I can see this cloud kitchen and changing preferences are quality variants consequently. series of flat, cold drinks that I’d age turned their noses up against this ages of goodness to you without any becoming one of the prime places to some of the major factors of the Though at a nascent stage, struggle to digest. So, you can only bitter drink, my love affair had spillage while also retaining the get coffee in India in a few years. growth of the beer industry in India's craft beer industry is guess my absolute delight when I already begun. Since that day, years warmth and aroma of the freshly Coffee isn’t just a beverage. It is India. evidently one of the fastest- took a sip and was instead transport- ago, I have consumed a copious brewed coffee. It is like having a cof- an overall stimulating experience of The craft beer segment in growing trades. Growth is pri- ed to a happy, warm place of caf- amount of coffee so much so that my fee bar all to yourself! all your senses. Being both highly the country is expected to marily being driven by millen- feinated wonder. friends say it is plausible that my Of all the brews I tried, my social and intrinsically personal, to reach $900 million by 2024, nials, who find craft beer more If I sound like a huge coffee nerd, veins pump coffee instead of blood. are a must-try for any coffee afi- absolute favourite was the Long Java me, it is a love language and I’m glad according to a report by authentic and premium, com- that is probably because I am one. Drinking the Slay Coffee brews cionado. Importing their beans from Americano. Served black, just the to say I have been “slay”-ed with love. Goldstein Research. pared to regular lagers. This almost obsessive, romantic has been a wonderful experience. the award-winning coffee estates way I like it, it looked like an To all the coffee lovers of the Some of the notable craft (The author is the relationship with coffee began from This cloud kitchen for coffee-on-the- on the rolling hills of Chikmagalur Americano but has an interesting country, try a Slay cuppa—you won’t brewery trends that need to be founder of Medusa the moment I took my first sip. I go serves a collection of brews that in Karnataka, the diversity of brews twist to it. Instead of the usual regret it! watched out for are as follows: Beverages.)

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%1:51 “We had a long gap when we did- %2-23 n’t get a medal. Now we will get more THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS confidence, yes we can do it. If we can finish on podium in Olympics, we can Athletics: Sandeep Kumar, finish on podium anywhere.” Rahul Rohilla and K T Irfan —Manpreet Singh finished 23rd, 47th and 51st respectively in men’s 20km “People were forgetting hockey in race walk event. India. They loved hockey, but they Golf: Aditi Ashok and stopped hoping that we can win. But we Diksha Dagar at tied second won today. They can expect more from and tied 53rd respectively at us in the future. Keep believing in us.” the end of women’s individ- —Rupinder Pal Singh ual stroke play round 2. Hockey: India beat Germany 5-4 in men’s “It’s been 41 years. In the 1980s we Bronze medal match. won the last medal and after that, noth- Wrestling: Anshu Malik ing. Today when we won it, this gives a lost to Valeria Koblova boost and gives energy to the youngsters (ROC) in repechage round to pick up hockey, play this game.” of women’s freestyle 57kg. —PR Sreejesh Vinesh Phogat beat Sofia Magdalena Mattsson “It was my dream and it will be an (Sweden), lost to Vanesa unforgettable experience. When I went Kaladzinskaya in quarterfi- to sleep last night, I was dreaming about nals of women’s freestyle making these goals and today I was able 53kg. to fulfil my dreams and this is a very Ravi Dahiya lost to Zavur proud moment for us to help India lead Uguev (Russian Olympic in this game.” Committee) in men’s —Simranjeet Singh freestyle 57kg final.  P      5 "              Deepak Punia lost to Myles Nazem Amine (San Marino)    2+32 in men’s freestyle 86kg Bronze medal match. resolute Indian men’s !   hockey team rewrote his- IN ACTION TODAY Atory as it claimed an Athletics: Gurpreet Singh Olympic medal after 41 years, INDIA’S WAIT IS OVER in men’s 50km race walk defeating a plucky Germany 5-  +4  event. (02:00am) 4 to win the Bronze in an edge- Priyanka Goswami and of-the-seat play-off match of * P    5 $;B    ;  Tokyo:The Indian men’s hock- over Germany. Bhawna Jat in women’s 20km the ongoing Games here on ey team’s coach Graham Reid “...I know that apart from race walk event. (01:00pm) Thursday. Benedikt Furk (25th) and Lukas a two-goal deficit to turn the Manpreet Singh and coached by came in 1968 Mexico City and on Thursday said he feels the country, this group has Indian team in men’s The eight-time former Windfeder (48th). Determined match in their favour after being Australian Graham Reid the 1972 Munich Games. In all, “privileged” to be a part of the been waiting for a medal for a 4x400m relay round 1 heat 2. Gold-winners, who battled a to clinch a medal, the Indians 1-3 down thanks to some defen- savoured the historic moment. the country now has 12 Olympic game’s revival in India after the fairly long time and I know (05:07pm) heartbreaking slump in the last made one of the most memo- sive lapses. It is India’s third hockey medals, eight of them Gold, side clinched its first Olympic how much hockey means to Golf: Aditi Ashok and four decades, made the resur- rable comebacks in the history There were tears and hugs Bronze medal in the history of making it the most successful at medal in 41 years, crediting India and I am privileged to Diksha Dagar in women’s gence of the last couple of years of the game, fighting back from on the field as the Indians led by the Olympics. The other two the showpiece. togetherness and a team first help play a part in that. It individual stroke play round count in the best way possible mentality for the triumph. means a lot after being in 3. (04:00am) with an Olympic medal. “It is a fantastic feeling, it quarantine for the last eight out Hockey: India vs Great Their Bronze, which is ! 
   has come after a lot of sacrifices of 16 months.” Britain in women’s Bronze worth its weight in Gold for the that the whole group has India were 1-3 down in the medal match. (07:00am) sheer emotion and nostalgia New Delhi: Prime Minister words of praise to the team of the team.” specially for a “critical goal in made,” Reid said referring to match and Reid said one of the Wrestling: Bajrang Punia that hockey invokes in the coun- Narendra Modi on Thursday members. He praised goalkeeper a crucial match”. the time the players spent things that has been worked on vs Ernazar Akmataliev try, became India’s fifth medal at heaped praises on the players Lauding team captain Sreejesh P R for spectacular He similarly tweeted away from their fami- during his stint was to never (Kyrgyzstan) in men’s the ongoing Games. of Indian men’s hockey team Manpreet Singh, Modi said, performance throughout the praise for other players of the lies and in some cases, lose hope of a comeback. freestyle 65kg. ( eighth bout Simranjeet Singh (17th, 34th individually after they won “His 3rd Olympics and a tournament, and said his saves team, including Nilakanta battling Covid-19 as “Before the game I asked after 08:00am start.) minutes) scored a brace, while Bronze medal at the Tokyo medal he waited years for... played a big part in earning Sharma, Sumit, Vivek Sagar well. the guys to make sure they Seema Bisla vs Sarra Hamdi Hardik Singh (27th), Olympics, and said for every Throughout the Games, he led the medal for India. Prasad, Lalit Upadhyay, “It takes a long bring the next level if (Tunisia) in repechage round Harmanpreet Singh (29th) and hockey lover and sports enthu- from the front, including dur- Hardik Singh has put in Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh, time to get where something happens, for of women’s freestyle 50kg. Rupinder Pal Singh (31st) were siast, August 5 will remain one ing critical moments of the immense effort and distin- Shamsher Singh, Mandeep these athletes have example, if you are (second bout after 08:00am the other goal-getters for world of the most memorable days. matches. India is proud of the guished himself as a bright Singh, Birendra Lakra, Amit gotten. All the sac- down, you need to bring start.) No 3 India. Germany’s goals Hockey has a special place leadership of @manpreet- hockey player, the prime min- Rohidas, Surender Kumar, rifices that go the next level of play and Live on SONY TEN were scored by Timur Oruz in the heart and mind of pawar07. A delighted nation ister tweeted and thanked Harmanpreet Singh and unseen,” he added they did that very well,” & SIX Network (2nd), Niklas Wellen (24th), every Indian, he said, tweeting thanks him for being the pivot him for all his hardwork and Rupinder Pal Singh. PTI after the 5-4 triumph Reid explained. PTI

MANPREET SINGH: The where he made a solid come- Inspirational Leader -  *   back to the side by scoring a The 29-year-old hails from marvellous hat-trick against a small village of Mithapur in Sri Lanka and the team went Jalandhar. The Indian skipper on to clinch the Bronze. made his international debut in *    P     ;B  2011 at the age of 19. His first big SIMRANJEET SINGH: Super tournament as member of the debut for the senior team in Drag-flick King in India’s Gold-winning cam- made his international debut Striker senior team was the 2012 2006 at the South Asian Games, The son of a farmer in paign at the FIH Men’s World in 2010 at the Sultan Azlan The 24-year-old, who London Olympics. He has since and has been an integral part of Jandiala Guru township, a village Series Finals as well as 2019 Shah Tournament, where scored a brace in the Bronze represented the country at all the national team since 2011. in the outskirts of Amritsar, Olympic Qualifiers. India clinched the Gold. medal playoff against Germany major tournaments and fea- Appointed captain in 2016, Harmanpreet made his interna- Named vice-captain in on Thursday, was added to the tured in India’s fine victories Sreejesh led the side to Silver tional debut in 2015. He was part RUPINDER PAL SINGH: 2014, Rupinder has had a squad following the including the Gold at the 2014 medals at the FIH Men’s Hockey of the Silver winning teams at Another Drag-flick Genius topsy-turvy journey as he was International Olympic Asian Games. Champions Trophy in 2016 and the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and ‘Bob’ to his teammates, dropped from the team for the Committee’s decision to allow Under Manpreet’s captain- 2018. the FIH Men’s Champions Rupinder is one of the most 2018 Champions Trophy ‘alternate athletes’ in team events cy, India were crowned champi- Trophy in 2016. lethal drag-flickers in the squad, but was recalled for the because of the Covid-19 pan- 5  5   ons at the 2018 Asian HARMANPREET SINGH: He also played a pivotal role world. The lanky defender Asian Games later in the year, demic. Champions Trophy. In 2019, he was named the FIH Player of the   !  ' Year. P R SREEJESH: The Great    42.4! ves, were majestic and the con- Wall of India trol over his own mind while Born in Kizhakkambalam he wily old James Anderson selecting the bad balls under village in Kerala’s Ernakulam Tonce again got his ‘bunny’ overcast conditions was exem- district to a family of farmers, Virat Kohli in a mesmerising plary. India’s custodian is arguably spell that undid India’s solid But Anderson did take the one of the best goalkeepers in opening stand to leave them tot- cake on the day the pacer with the world, standing tall as the tering at 125 for four against the highest number of Test team’s last line of defence. England on a rain-curtailed day matches under his belt (163rd The 35-year-old made his two of the opening Test. game) equalled Anil Kumble’s The 39-year-old Anderson record of 619 scalps. He (13.4-7-15-2) swung it in matched Kumble’s record after (    England’s favour with successive fooling Kohli once again in the precision deliveries that got corridor of uncertainty. Tokyo: Indian golfer Aditi Cheteshwar Pujara (4) and Virat It was a fuller delivery that Ashok was in contention for a Kohli (0) as India from 97 for no Kohli played for the inswinger historic Olympic medal after loss slumped to 112 for four in but it held its line to take a carding a flawless five-under 66 a space of less than six overs. healthy edge into Jos Buttler’s in the second round of the The in-from KL Rahul (57 gloves. Both Kohli and women’s competition on batting off 151 balls) is still Anderson would have a sense of Thursday. standing tall amid ruins along- deja vu thinking about what The 23-year-old rolled in side Rishabh Pant (7 batting) but happened in 2014. five birdies, which included the advantage that India got in A ball before, the artist was three in her last four holes, on the opening session was neu- at work as he got Pujara forward yet another steamy day at tralised by Anderson’s spell and with one that was shaping into Kasumigaseki Country Club to the pressure also led to an him in the air but deviated away lie tied second on nine-under unfortunate run-out of Ajinkya when he pressed forward for 133 with Danish duo, Nanna Rahane (5). Buttler to take a low catch. Koerstz Madsen (64) and Emily Rahul’s classy Test match The manner of dismissal is Kristine Pedersen (63). Aditi, batting would surely be a relief sure to increase the cobwebs in playing her second Olympics for the Indian team manage- Pujara’s mind as this series is cer- with her mother, Maheshwari, as ment after the talented tainly going to have a bearing on her caddie, trails leader — world Karnataka batsman lost his his international future. No 1 Nelly Korda of USA — by place in the longest formats due However, Indian team had four shots. Diksha Dagar to a prolonged bad patch. one of its best opening stands in returned a 72 to share 53rd place He could have also been recent tours of England before on six-over 148. Aditi kept her- Anderson’s third victim but was Rohit Sharma’s (36 off 107 balls) self in prime position of deliv- dropped in the slips, his only now familiar propensity to pull ering a first-ever medal in golf batting glitch on the day. brought about his downfall at for India with birdies on Hole The nine fours, mostly dri- the stroke of lunch. Nos. 2, 5, 15, 17 and 18. PTI  #    ; 2 # < 0$ 4  )(   *   Sapporo: National record hold- outside his national record time in the competition and 52 fin- er Sandeep Kumar was going of 1:20:16 which he had clocked ished their races. Five were strong at second position till in February to qualify for the either disqualified or DNF (Did near the halfway mark but he Olympics. Not Finish). faded later on to finish 23rd with His two other compatriots, Italian Massimo Stano a below-par timing in the men’s Rahul Rohilla (1:32:06) and K T won Gold in 1:21:05, while the 20km race walk event here on Irfan (1:34:41) brought up the Japanese pair of Ikeda Koki Thursday. rear at 47th and 51st with dis- (1:21:28) and Yamanishi The 35-year-old Kumar appointing performances under Toshikazu (1:21:46) took the crossed the finish line in 1 hour hot and humid conditions. Silver and Bronze respective- 25 minute and 7 seconds, well Fifty seven athletes started ly. PTI